Tacos on Saint Patrick’s Day? Well, when they have the word “green” in the title, you betcha! Now you can’t pinch me.

These Beans & Greens Vegan Tacos are the easiest dinner I’ve made in weeks. Months. Ever! Okay, maybe not ever. Cold cereal for dinner is the easiest ever. But they are still pretty darn easy. 20 minutes and bam – done.

A few spices, a few toppings, some corn tortillas, and voila. Dinner’s ready.

I first heard about the concept of beans and greens tacos from Sheri when she shared this recipe on her wonderful blog. How cute, I thought: The name rhymes! And they look darn good, too. But it wasn’t until earlier this year that I finally decided to try my hand at some.

I started with this recipe from Martha Stewart’s site, opting for chard instead of kale or other greens. We don’t eat chard nearly enough, so these have been a great (and delicious!) excuse to work it in.

Another reason why this recipe is awesome, especially when you’ve got a multivore household or unexpected company: you can take one recipe and make it vegetarian, vegan, meaty, and/or gluten-free! Just customize for each individual by switching up the tortillas and the toppings.

Meanwhile, warm the tortillas. You can do this in several ways. Grill: Heat a grill pan over medium-high heat and warm one or two tortillas at a time in the pan. Just cook until grill lines start to appear, 1-2 minutes, then flip with tongs and cook on the other side. Oven: Wrap tortillas in foil and place in a 350 degree Fahrenheit oven until warmed, 8-10 minutes. Microwave: place on a plate, cover with a damp kitchen towel, and microwave until warm, 30-60 seconds.

To serve, lay tortillas flat on plates and divide the filling between them. Top with preferred toppings. Serve and devour.

Meaty option:

Add cooked chicken – shredded and lightly seasoned – to the carnivores’ tacos. Or you could just bake up a couple extra dinosaur-shaped chicken nuggets and throw them on the carnivore’s tacos if you’re really in a hurry. This may have happened in our house once or twice. My poor meat-eating guy. (He still loves them).

Made these tonight and they were delicious! I was excited to have an excuse to buy the beautiful rainbow chard I’ve been admiring at the market. It was actually my first time cooking with chard and it certainly won’t be the last! Thanks for a great recipe!